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celluloid
nouns
highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
celluloid
is a type of (narrower)
a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
thermoplastic,
thermoplastic resin
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
celluloid,
cinema,
film
adjectives
artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
celluloid,
synthetic
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